Super Mario RPG is weird and delightful
Plus, a very special guest!
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Nearly 30 years ago, Nintendo and Square teamed up for one of the wildest collabs in gaming history: a turn-based RPG adventure featuring everyone's favorite blue-collar jumping man. How well does the remake of Super Mario RPG, now on Nintendo Switch, fare? Well, that's what we're talking about today with our pal, Felicia Day.
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Felicia Day’s new show:
Third Eye is available on Audible and features Neil Gaiman, LilyPichu, Sean Astin, Weird Al, and many other wonderful folks. Frushtick describes it as “What if a Harry Potter-type went through seven books and at the end of them just straight up lost to Voldemort.”
Games discussed:
Teardown’s “Time Campers” DLC, Heroes vs Hordes, Vampire Survivors, Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master, Suika Game
Museums discussed:
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
TV discussed:
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Next week on The Besties:
All of the indie games we’ve enjoyed over the past few months, including Backpack Hero
Bonus links:
Polygon’s review of Super Mario RPG
13-minutes of gameplay from the canceled, original Alan Wake 2
Patton Oswalt visited the Criterion closet
A high-resolution scan of the Phantom Menace trailer’s film reel
They turned Kansas into a video game
Thanks to y’all (and the question-asker) for mentioning libraries!
Come in, get a free card, and check a few things out (either physical media or free ebooks on Libby). It helps us stay open for those who NEED our services (which is a big number, despite what the hilarious people who claim we’re obsolete might say). Most libraries have more to offer than you would probably expect! Yes! Including video games in many cases :)
And yeah, this year has been NUTS for video games. To have a year where a mainline Zelda game might not win the GOTY? You KNOW we’ve been spoiled. Livin like kings.
Just wanted to express my appreciation for not only Besties as a whole, but this episode in particular; With it being Black Friday today, I was at work at 3:45 in the morning and had to get things ready before opening, and having this podcast to listen to while I worked was delightful. Also, working at a video game retailer, I feel so much more informed on the new games after I've listened to the newest Besties episode. Thanks for everything you do, Besties!